Woodruff Construction Scaffold Daily Inspection

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Name of competent person

• Employer of competent person

• Woodruff Personnel

Construction

• Does each scaffold and scaffold component support (without failure) its own weight and<br>at least 4 times the maximum intended load?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all working levels on scaffolds fully planked or decked between the front uprights<br>and the guardrail supports?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold platform spaces 1inch or less between adjacent units and the uprights?<br>Note: Spaces up to 9 1/2 inches wide are permitted around uprights. If platforms are<br>used only as walkways or during erecting or dismantling, the employer may establish<br>the space between planking as necessary to provide safe working conditions.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all scaffold platforms at least 18 inches wide?<br>Note: Scaffold platforms less than 18 inches wide are permitted if wider<br>platforms are not possible. However, employees who use these platforms must be protected by guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the distance between the front edge of the scaffold platform and the face of the<br>work 14 inches or less, unless guardrail systems are put along the front edge, or<br>personal fall arrest systems are used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the end of each scaffold platform extend over the centerline of its support at<br>least 6 inches unless cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the scaffold platform is 10 feet or less in length, does the end of the scaffold platform<br>extend 12 inches or less over its support?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On scaffolds where planks are abutted to form a long platform, does each plank end rest on a separate support surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On scaffolds where platforms overlap to form a long platform, does the overlap<br>occur over supports? Is the overlap at least 12 inches unless the platform is<br>nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it prohibited to cover wood platforms on scaffolds with opaque finishes?<br>Note: Platform edges may be covered or marked for identification. Wood platforms<br>may be coated periodically with wood preservatives, fire-retardant finishes, and slip-resistant finishes; however, the coating may not obscure the top or bottom wood surfaces.<br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do scaffold components from different manufacturers fit together without force and<br>maintain the scaffold's structural integrity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold components from different manufacturers modified ONLY if a<br>competent person determines that the scaffold made of the 'mixed' parts is<br>structurally sound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Supported Scaffolds

• Are supported scaffolds with a height to base width ratio of more than 4 to 1(height to width)<br>restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights placed on base plates<br>and mud sills or other firm foundation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are footings level, sound, and rigid? Can they support the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights plum and braced to prevent swaying and displacement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Access

• Are ladders, stairs, ramps, or walkways provided to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• During erecting and dismantling of supported scaffolds, does a competent person provide and evaluate safe means of access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Use

• Are scaffolds and scaffold components loaded below their maximum intended loads or rated capacities

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does a competent person inspect scaffolds and scaffold components for visible defects<br>before each work shift, and after any occurrence that could affect a scaffold's structural integrity?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are parts of a scaffold that are damaged or weakened immediately repaired, replaced,<br>braced, or removed from service until repaired? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the horizontal movement of a scaffold prohibited while workers are on the scaffold<br>(unless the scaffold is designed for movement by a registered professional engineer, or is a mobile scaffold meeting OSHA standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are proper clearances between scaffolds and power lines<br>always maintained? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and<br>direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling,<br>or alteration? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffolds erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only by experienced and trained<br>employees selected for such work by the competent person?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it prohibited to work on scaffolds covered with snow, ice, or other slippery material,<br>except as necessary to remove such materials? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A